Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve
Recently Southampton Natural History Society had a guided walk to this small jewel of a nature reserve on the outskirts of Southampton. This week a… Read More »Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve
Mike Creighton
Bright eyes
Keeping your eyes and ears open, using all your senses, is what all people with an interest in wildlife do all the time. Making observations,… Read More »Bright eyes
Bioblitz – Marwell Zoo
Marwell Zoo is hosting another bioblitz on Sunday 15th September, and they are looking for people with some expertise to help with the identification of… Read More »Bioblitz – Marwell Zoo
Alarming drones
Out in the garden, examing the moth trap (that didn’t take long – we’re catching little or nothing this year) when we heard the screaming… Read More »Alarming drones
International Dawn Chorus Day
The first Sunday in May is International Dawn Chorus Day. What started as a 4am birthday party in the 1980s – hosted by naturalist Chris… Read More »International Dawn Chorus Day
A Walk on the Wildside
Many of you will be members of, or at least know of, Plantlife. They say “Wild flowers , plants and fungi are the life support… Read More »A Walk on the Wildside
Up with the Lark
When one of our longstanding friends said she wanted to go on a dawn chorus walk to find out more about the birds of an… Read More »Up with the Lark
Butterfly Conservation 8th International Symposium
Attended by a few members of the Southampton Natural History Society, this Symposium recently took place over three days at Southampton University. Whilst many of… Read More »Butterfly Conservation 8th International Symposium
One Man’s Marshes – the birds and birders of Keyhaven and Lymington
Many of you will know Ed Wiseman the former warden of Kehaven and Lymington Marshes. Now retired, he has written a history of the marshes… Read More »One Man’s Marshes – the birds and birders of Keyhaven and Lymington
Shrimping at Imber
The Ministry of Defence training ground at Imber village is occasionally open for members of the pubic to visit the village and, in particular, the… Read More »Shrimping at Imber